davidy80
8th November, 2008, 06:47 PM
...replace a V+ box?
I'm new to all of this, so please be gentle!
We've had Sky plus (still have the dish in place), and currently have a V+ box.
What I'd like is a box that lets me record one channel to hard disk whilst watching another. If I could record two channels, so much the better. I'm not particularly fussed about getting premium channels, as most of what we watch is fta anyway.
Ideally I'd like something that connects via HDMI, even if we're only watching SD stuff.
The long and the short of it is that I don't want to pay subscriptions for the privilege of being able to record.
I previously built a Myth TV PC using Suse Linux, but It wasn't particularly family friendly, and frankly was a pain in the a**e to get all the hardware working in the first place. (kernel patches etc)
So, is a dreambox of some sort my answer - either cable or satellite connected, or would something else be better bet (freesat Humax PVR)?
Thanks
Dave
I'm new to all of this, so please be gentle!
We've had Sky plus (still have the dish in place), and currently have a V+ box.
What I'd like is a box that lets me record one channel to hard disk whilst watching another. If I could record two channels, so much the better. I'm not particularly fussed about getting premium channels, as most of what we watch is fta anyway.
Ideally I'd like something that connects via HDMI, even if we're only watching SD stuff.
The long and the short of it is that I don't want to pay subscriptions for the privilege of being able to record.
I previously built a Myth TV PC using Suse Linux, but It wasn't particularly family friendly, and frankly was a pain in the a**e to get all the hardware working in the first place. (kernel patches etc)
So, is a dreambox of some sort my answer - either cable or satellite connected, or would something else be better bet (freesat Humax PVR)?
Thanks
Dave